How To Design Your Own Weekly Cleanse, and Why You Should.

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In the past, I have been a weekly cleanse addict, with varying results. I have tried Dr. Axe’s Salt Cleanse, and I cannot recommend it so I am not linking to it. It did nothing for me but make me feel sick, lots of abdominal pain and bloating; and I did it on an empty stomach as per requirements. I have done smoothie cleanses. I love smoothies, however, drinking them for every meal for more than a day made my body feel sluggish and frankly, I was starving.

8 Reasons You Should Create Your Own Weekly Cleanse

It’s safe for the whole family because it does involve eating real food.

It’s an easy day ahead prep and no slaving over a hot stove involved.

It’s not expensive or a fad “diet” type deal.

Points to Help You Create Your Own Weekly Cleanse.

Your Cleanse should consist of raw food.

When I say raw food, I do not mean raw animals products! I am talking raw fruit and veggies, nuts, seeds, and raw dairy.

Your food must be nutrient dense.

Your cleanse needs to contain fiber.

Juicing does not count as fiber. Juicing removes the fiber from your otherwise healthy food that your body needs. All that is left behind is liquid fructose.

Embrace fermented foods.

Each Monday My Family Does the Weekly Cleanse

I was surprised that my kids got excited about our new “normal” Monday menu. My family is used to eating whole foods, but typically when I introduce a meatless day, they aren’t too excited about it.

I want to take a moment to mention that I eat my meals in “reverse.” In other words, I eat my more substantial meal in the morning, a lunch sized meal, and a lighter meal in the evening.

Why is that, you ask? My other half doesn’t get home from work until 8 pm most evenings. There is no way I am going to bed at 10 pm on a full stomach.

I have been eating in reverse for the past two months, and the results have been remarkable. I wake up feeling rested and have more energy. According to my partner, since I started eating this way, I don’t toss and turn all night.

My Normal Weekly Cleanse and Some Recipes

With Loren’s examples and explanations, I was able to create my own meal plan easily, based on the foods my family will eat and loves.

I always drink my morning fire tea and 1/2 to 1 gallon of water every day. During my cleanse day, I limit myself to 1 cup of black coffee with a dash of cinnamon.

Snack (8:30 pm, because I enjoy eating with my partner too)

Emergency Snacks

For those moments away from home where you just must have something to eat NOW, my Homemade Larabars. Fermented veggie mixes are also good to keep on hand for a snack if you are hungry during your cleanse.

Final thoughts about the Weekly cleanse.

First I want to thank Lorene for sharing her knowledge so freely. Keep in mind, the weekly cleanse is not a license to eat crap the rest of the week. You want to continue to eat whole foods, cooked or raw. If you are new to cleaning up your diet and making an attempt to eat better foods, keep going with your effort! Maybe we can do the Whole30 together in January. We can cheer each other on across the finish line.

Your Turn!

Have you ever done a dietary cleanse? Are you inspired to create your own weekly cleanse the way I was inspired to do so after reading Loren Sauro’s posts? I would like to hear your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.

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